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- John Green's novels will stay in Wisconsin, Florida schoolsParents complained about Green's books 'Looking for Alaska' and 'Paper Towns,'Â but a school committee in Wisconsin decided not to remove 'Alaska.' Meanwhile, 'Towns' was taken off a reading list in Florida, then restored.
- Amazon to Hachette: Lower e-book prices and we won't ask for more of the revenuesAmazon recently extended a public challenge to Hachette, saying that if the publisher will lower e-book prices to $9.99, the company won't ask for a larger share of the revenues. This is the first time Amazon has publicly shared details of the dispute between the two companies.
- 'The Goldfinch,' divisive literary sensation, is set to become a movieWarner Bros. bought the film rights to Donna Tartt's Pulitzer-winning novel 'The Goldfinch.'
- What are the 100 books that your child should not miss?Amazon has just released a children's version of its list of '100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.'
- John W. Dean: shocked by 'blatant dishonesty, duplicity, and criminality' of Nixon tapes'This presidency failed because Nixon’s worst got the better of him,' says John W. Dean, Nixon's former counsel and author of 'The Nixon Defense.'
- 'My Family and Other Hazards' is a wonderful, witty account of growing up on a mini-golf courseIn a droll, understated voice that recalls Dorothy Parker, June Melby writes of the years her family owned and operated Tom Thumb Miniature Golf in Waupaca, Wis.
- Bestselling books the week of 7/31/14, according to IndieBound* What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
- 'Ulysses' will be adapted as a virtual reality video gameFilmmaker Eoghan Kidney says he hopes his video game will allow users to gain a new appreciation of the James Joyce novel.
- Christopher Walken and Giancarlo Esposito of 'Breaking Bad' join cast for Disney's live-action 'Jungle Book'Walken and Esposito join top-tier actors as CG characters in the upcoming film directed by Jon Favreau.
- 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies': Check out the new trailer'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' director Peter Jackson recently revealed a new trailer for the film. 'The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies' is set to be released this December.
- 'A Spy Among Friends' is an absolutely captivating book about the Kim Philby caseLike Macintyre’s other books, 'A Spy Among Friends' is extensively researched, well-written, and a terrific read.
- Reader recommendation: The Man He BecameMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.
- 'Outlander' trailer gives more of a peek into the upcoming TV show'Outlander' is based on the bestselling series of novels by Diana Gabaldon and premieres on Starz on Aug. 9.
- 'Sons of Anarchy' novel will be released this NovemberThe final season of 'Sons of Anarchy' will begin airing this September.
- What's George R.R. Martin doing? Not working on season 5 of 'Game of Thrones'George R.R. Martin has announced he will not write an episode for the next season of HBO's 'Game of Thrones' in order to finish work on the next book in the 'Song of Ice and Fire' series.
- 'Big Picture Economics' cuts through the jargon and complexity of the American economyAuthors Joel Naroff and Ron Scherer aim to bring some common-sense thinking to the question of why government economic policies so often go awry.
- 'Horns' finds Daniel Radcliffe with (more) supernatural powersRadcliffe stars in the film adaptation of Joe Hill's novel.
- Deborah Harkness's 'The Book of Life' is selling well – what are critics saying?Harkness's book is the third in a planned supernatural trilogy.
- Man Booker Prize: A crowdfunded novel makes the longlist for the first time'The Wake,' by Paul Kingsnorth was reportedly published by the website Unbound, which funds the publishing of books through donations.
- Reader recommendation: How the West Was WonMonitor readers share their favorite book picks.